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from tunisia. there's a rat line going back and forth and not to mention inside tunisia, you have al sharia, a branch of the same group behind the benghazi consulate attack. it's a small country in north africa. not a country that a lot of us associate with extremism or violence but there's a very proactive isis movement there. this is not the first act of violence that's occurred. >> how equipped is tunisia to deal with this? there was sort of a general warning from isis saying if you keep this same government you're in trouble and now this happens. how prepared is this country to deal with it? >> look, it goes both ways. the tunisians support a tremendous amount from european partners. on the other hand, they have been racked by instability over the last few years. there is tremendous problems there right now in terms of people sorting out the aftermath of the arab spring. a lot of people in tunisia are looking for democracy. there is a very vocal, small minority of people looking to use the arab
from tunisia. there's a rat line going back and forth and not to mention inside tunisia, you have al sharia, a branch of the same group behind the benghazi consulate attack. it's a small country in north africa. not a country that a lot of us associate with extremism or violence but there's a very proactive isis movement there. this is not the first act of violence that's occurred. >> how equipped is tunisia to deal with this? there was sort of a general warning from isis saying if you...
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turkey and many of us, egypt and tunisia. i think that nato and the united states they are proud and celebrating that they came to risk and save the people from the man who has only one language. nothing but that. >> you said this is a great day for libyan and american relations. do you acknowledge the role of america in supporting the uprising in your homeland? >> i really do. i was interviewed by wolf blitzer from the second time in and he asked me what you would tell the president and he put the camera in front of my face and asked the president, please, mr. president, help the libyan people. don't let gadhafi kill them. the libyans do appreciate the leadership of the united states and the support of the people. the support of the media and the support of the government organization that has been working with us as this uprising starts. we also evaluate the support of the nato countries. i mentioned the other countries. i am very happy to tell the world that the libyans did not disappoint you. the libyans managed to put an
turkey and many of us, egypt and tunisia. i think that nato and the united states they are proud and celebrating that they came to risk and save the people from the man who has only one language. nothing but that. >> you said this is a great day for libyan and american relations. do you acknowledge the role of america in supporting the uprising in your homeland? >> i really do. i was interviewed by wolf blitzer from the second time in and he asked me what you would tell the...
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with iran, all these other things, iraq, isis, syria, the palestinian/israeli question, egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, all the middle eastern countries that are quaking at the fact that isis is going to overrun them, do these people not think about the extended consequences of this one action -- >> this is his clever way, and this is why i can't stand the hawks. saying nuclear capability, saying weapons capability, the sneaky way they did that. >> jonathan makes a good point. if there's one lesson from the war with iraq, is unintended consequences. nothing happened -- [ all speak at once ] >> to begin with, there are a couple hundred iraqi civilians who are dead, 4,800 american casualties -- >> there weren't going to be any casualties, we were told. >> no. and we have isis, it was destabilized for the whole region. we had no plan what would happen after the invasion, none whatsoever. so ten years later, this looks like one of the biggest screw-ups in foreign policy. so they think we can go into iran, which has more influence in the region than iraq did, and do the same thing, and not have ot
with iran, all these other things, iraq, isis, syria, the palestinian/israeli question, egypt, libya, tunisia, algeria, all the middle eastern countries that are quaking at the fact that isis is going to overrun them, do these people not think about the extended consequences of this one action -- >> this is his clever way, and this is why i can't stand the hawks. saying nuclear capability, saying weapons capability, the sneaky way they did that. >> jonathan makes a good point. if...
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tunisia was first. tunisia worked better than expected. you have the frustration of people in bahrain, a new issue in saudi arabia where the 88-year-old king has appointed a 77-year-old half-brother as the crown prince. what is the positive message coming out of this right now? >> well, there isn't one at the moment. tragically, egypt was struggling to find the new balance between islam and democracy. it rejected the iran model, it rejected the idea of a religious monarchy. it was really looking for some new balance and there was hope that it would provide the kind of inspiration for other countries so that you didn't have this great enormous fear of the islamists taking over, that there could -- they could actually be true to their word or the spirit, anyway, of democracy, even if in an islamist context. now the military is going to make it harder and is likely to force the muslim brotherhood into harder positions as well. >> very, very challenging times in egypt. we have a crack team there led by ann patterson, one of or best diplomats b
tunisia was first. tunisia worked better than expected. you have the frustration of people in bahrain, a new issue in saudi arabia where the 88-year-old king has appointed a 77-year-old half-brother as the crown prince. what is the positive message coming out of this right now? >> well, there isn't one at the moment. tragically, egypt was struggling to find the new balance between islam and democracy. it rejected the iran model, it rejected the idea of a religious monarchy. it was really...
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that the cables and some of these other disclosures sparked revolutions in places as far as tunisia and potentially changed our foreign policy. >> correct. i think personal stories, the stories of individuals and broader social changes are linked. you can't disenletangle the two. i think the personal tales are terribly important. in the indicati in the case of asampgering purposely conflated the story by somehow trying to indicate that somehow the allegations, the sexual allegations against him in sweden were politically motivated. i don't think they were but i think he intentionally conflated them. >> of course the difference between newspaper outlets and wiki league, newspapers have editors and they have sources. there is eds cal integrity as opposed to what bradley manning did. to dump indiscriminate on the doorstep of wikileaks. and then with no real consideration for the countless number of lives that he may not have endangered in the process. do you get sense that julian assange or bradley manning, i know you didn't get to speak with him. did you get sense that was collateral to t
that the cables and some of these other disclosures sparked revolutions in places as far as tunisia and potentially changed our foreign policy. >> correct. i think personal stories, the stories of individuals and broader social changes are linked. you can't disenletangle the two. i think the personal tales are terribly important. in the indicati in the case of asampgering purposely conflated the story by somehow trying to indicate that somehow the allegations, the sexual allegations...
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was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law like we do. >> i know mr. rubio wants to sound ready for responsibility and if he's got some very strong testicles, but dismissing the rules and practices of a foreign nation, that's hardly the most mature way to approach international terrorism, is it? >> oh, martin, that's poppycock. come on. we should have been able to force the tunisian government to do exactly what we wanted them to do. >> we're not even in any kind of conflict with the tunisian -- >> i'm kidding, of course. while marco rubio was trying and similarly we saw this in the hearing with hillary clinton, he was trying very hard to show that he is in command of the facts and he is ready to be, you know, pres
was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law like we do. >> i know mr. rubio...
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other news now, tunisia has declared a state of emergency one week after 38 tourists were gunned down in an attack in the resort city of sousse. a state of emergency temporarily gives the government more flexibility and the army and police more authority the president is expected to address the country this afternoon. federal immigration officials say the 45-year-old man accused of gunning down a san francisco woman was due to be deported to mexico but was instead set free. francisco sanchez shot and killed 32-year-old catherine steinly as she was walking along pier 14 with her father in what witnesses describe as a random attack. federal records show sanchez had been previously deported five times and has a criminal history involving seven felony convictions. sanchez was in jail just four months ago and was due to be deported a sixth time. >>> nine people are hurt after a malfunction during a fireworks show in colorado. it happened last night in avon. some fireworks shells were sent right into the crowd. officials say one of the shells exploded subpoena sendending three others toward
other news now, tunisia has declared a state of emergency one week after 38 tourists were gunned down in an attack in the resort city of sousse. a state of emergency temporarily gives the government more flexibility and the army and police more authority the president is expected to address the country this afternoon. federal immigration officials say the 45-year-old man accused of gunning down a san francisco woman was due to be deported to mexico but was instead set free. francisco sanchez...
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re-establish his dominance something like a sultan over syria, over the recently changed regimes in tunisia, in libya. and there is a big split in this country with people who want a secular democracy and others who like what has been so far quite successfully i might add for the last -- economically successful anyway for the last decade, erdogan's economic democracy. >> thank you so much. richard engel, our great foreign correspondent for nbc news. >>> up next, the latest on the former nsa contractor, the young guy who broke the story about the government's online surveillance. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." two days after outing himself as the man who revealed details about secret nsa programs, there is still many unanswered questions. i have them certainly about edward snowden, the 29-year-old contractor working at a satellite nsa office out in hawaii, somehow got his hands on highly classified documents that had nothing to do with what he was actually working on as part of his job. how exactly did that happen? did he act alone, by the
re-establish his dominance something like a sultan over syria, over the recently changed regimes in tunisia, in libya. and there is a big split in this country with people who want a secular democracy and others who like what has been so far quite successfully i might add for the last -- economically successful anyway for the last decade, erdogan's economic democracy. >> thank you so much. richard engel, our great foreign correspondent for nbc news. >>> up next, the latest on the...
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look at egypt, tunisia. women were on the front lines in many of these revolutions and now they are being shoved aside. there's a lot to be concerned. >> on the syrian issue, the foreign intervention on the syrian issue seems to me such a thorny thing. because at one time we're saying that foreign intervention is exacerbating the conflict because arms and money is flowing in. on the other side we're saying we need to bring it to close. those two things are at contention with each other. >> the foreign intervention takes the form of arms and training and support and encouraging -- >> to both sides. >> exactly. so the idea is not to intervene as we did in libya. >> we're not arming both sides. >> not to do what nato did to syria and libya. it's a different context. it's not a one size fits all and we've stein spill over from that. the where is we can come to a diplomatic and political solution. >> the problem with that is just to pick up on what he had just said. it involves dealing with the russians and the i
look at egypt, tunisia. women were on the front lines in many of these revolutions and now they are being shoved aside. there's a lot to be concerned. >> on the syrian issue, the foreign intervention on the syrian issue seems to me such a thorny thing. because at one time we're saying that foreign intervention is exacerbating the conflict because arms and money is flowing in. on the other side we're saying we need to bring it to close. those two things are at contention with each other....
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re-establish his dominance something like a sultan over syria, over the recently changed regimes in tunisia, in libya. and there is a big split in this country with people who want a secular democracy and others who like what has been so far quite successfully i might add for the last -- economically successful anyway for the last decade, erdogan's economic democracy. >> thank you so much. richard engel, our great foreign correspondent for nbc news. up next, the latest on the former nsa contractor, the young guy who broke the story about the government's online surveillance. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. man: how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your family's future? we'll help you get there. trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only unde
re-establish his dominance something like a sultan over syria, over the recently changed regimes in tunisia, in libya. and there is a big split in this country with people who want a secular democracy and others who like what has been so far quite successfully i might add for the last -- economically successful anyway for the last decade, erdogan's economic democracy. >> thank you so much. richard engel, our great foreign correspondent for nbc news. up next, the latest on the former nsa...
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secretary of state john kerry appeared at a news conference in tunisia, saying, "we are all still assessing the results of this strike." richard engel is standing by, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. he joins us live now by phone. he is headed to turkey, where thousands of refugees from syria and iraq have been fleeing. obviously, richard, isis still has a stronghold on a number of areas, a great portion of territory. however, bringing down this individual would be symbolic for many reasons. >> reporter: it would be symbolic, and it could have more than a symbolic impact. part of the appeal of isis, part of its mystique is that it has seemed invincible, that it has been able to launch attacks, it's been able to hold territory, it's been able to withstand the constant air attacks by russia, by the united states and by others. and if they are now able to be targeted by name in raqqah, which is the isis stronghold, that does penetrate their air of invincibility to a degree. but the fact that he was killed, apparently in an air strike, will also, in the eyes of isis supporters, make him a mar
secretary of state john kerry appeared at a news conference in tunisia, saying, "we are all still assessing the results of this strike." richard engel is standing by, nbc's chief foreign correspondent. he joins us live now by phone. he is headed to turkey, where thousands of refugees from syria and iraq have been fleeing. obviously, richard, isis still has a stronghold on a number of areas, a great portion of territory. however, bringing down this individual would be symbolic for many...
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we binge with this breaking news out northern african fashion of tunisia. at least 27 people have been killed in a stunning attack at a tourist beach resort there. nbc news's foreign correspondent joins me here at 30 rock with the latest on this. i say fluid. we've gotten one death count but it could go up. >> the death toll was climbing. details are still emerging. nbc news reached an eyewitness who described the gunman approaching the tourists on the beach. opening fire before the attackers then continued on into the resort. as we were saying, the minister of interior in tunisia says at least 27 people were killed. one gunman appears to have been killed. there have been pictures of the attack and aftermath making their way around social media sites. this is going to be a very dramatic and tragic setback for the tunisian government. the country was reeling from a deadly attack in march where 20 people were killed. the government has not confirmed the identity of the 27 victims or their nationalities. we expect foreigners to be among those killed. this was
we binge with this breaking news out northern african fashion of tunisia. at least 27 people have been killed in a stunning attack at a tourist beach resort there. nbc news's foreign correspondent joins me here at 30 rock with the latest on this. i say fluid. we've gotten one death count but it could go up. >> the death toll was climbing. details are still emerging. nbc news reached an eyewitness who described the gunman approaching the tourists on the beach. opening fire before the...
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revolution began or the uprising began back in february, the gadhafi regime had seen what happened in tunisia and egypt and decided it was not going out like that. it unleashed its forces on the people there and it became very bloody. thousands had died by that point. they asked the arab league to get involved. the arab league asked for international involvement, which came by the way of u.n., so the conflict internationalized. they asked for involvement asking the western countries to get involved and present this one lopsided military force from wiping out all these people. >> this is a rare phenomenon, whereby a third world group of people, the arab league, the arab nations said, come in and intervene in the internal affairs of one of our countries. and that's unique in the african experience, up and down africa, the country. >> absolutely. it's a very unique opportunity in which the arab street is asking for international involvement on the ground. now, some will argue that the mandate of what the arab league asked for and what the united nations asked for had been exceeded by nato milita
revolution began or the uprising began back in february, the gadhafi regime had seen what happened in tunisia and egypt and decided it was not going out like that. it unleashed its forces on the people there and it became very bloody. thousands had died by that point. they asked the arab league to get involved. the arab league asked for international involvement, which came by the way of u.n., so the conflict internationalized. they asked for involvement asking the western countries to get...
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there is a major international conference on syria organized by the arab league that kicks off today in tunisia. the russian government is calling for an immediate cease-fire as the former u.n. chief kofi annan has been appointed as special envoy. the iaea is set to issue a confidential report today on iran's nuclear program just two days after the team returned from failed talks in tehran to continue and open up inspections there. >>> during an interview today on cnbc treasury secretary timothy geithner acknowledged the threat iran poses to rising gas prices here at home. >> when oil prices are getting stronger partly because of stronger growth, more reflection of growth, but obviously iran can do a lot of damage to the global economy. and we're working very carefully to try to minimize that risk. >> well, the opening bell just rang on wall street. time for the market rundown. okay. becky quick is here. what you got? freaky friday? witching friday? >> i know -- no a normal friday but we've been talking about this all week long, this 13,000 mark. it's a key psychological mark. again, i'll say t
there is a major international conference on syria organized by the arab league that kicks off today in tunisia. the russian government is calling for an immediate cease-fire as the former u.n. chief kofi annan has been appointed as special envoy. the iaea is set to issue a confidential report today on iran's nuclear program just two days after the team returned from failed talks in tehran to continue and open up inspections there. >>> during an interview today on cnbc treasury...
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. >>> in tunisia, the first free election ever held there. >>> saudi arabia's conservative interior minister has been named next in line to the throw after the death of the prince sultan this past weekend. >>> game 6 is on for tonight. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." well, rick perry's got a new strategy. it involves a lot less debating and a lot more one-on-one politicking. in short, his so-called texas strategy amounts to the less you know about me, the more you'll like me. plus, it's been a rough week for marco rubio. his political biography is heavy on his personal story. he said he was the son of cuban exiles after castro grabbed cuba. turns out, he's more accurately the son of immigrants like so many other people who came here from latin america. tonight the strategists tackle these tough issues. steve mcmahon is a democratic strategist and john feehery is a republican strategist. let's go to john. we'll give you a chance to explain it. on saturday of a faith and freedom banquet in iowa, perry made light of his debate performances. let's listen to the man. >> we
. >>> in tunisia, the first free election ever held there. >>> saudi arabia's conservative interior minister has been named next in line to the throw after the death of the prince sultan this past weekend. >>> game 6 is on for tonight. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." well, rick perry's got a new strategy. it involves a lot less debating and a lot more one-on-one politicking. in short, his so-called texas strategy...
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since 2014 we've had the tunisia massacre, we've had paris attacks twice, a plethora of bombings inside baghdad by the islamic state. so since the u.s. -- >> the isis-inspired attack that happened in san bernardino. >> and that's all happened whilst u.s. air strikes have been going on so yes you need to degrade the capability but you have to understand that recruit system a huge piece of this. as we know there europe, the immigration channels, the fact that weapons have literally come out of libya, the proliferation of weapons is a porous problem and we need to attack it from both sides and i think this is the problem the west is struggling with. >> i'm sure a lot of people will look at this as a huge gain in terms of international intelligence information, the potential that abdeslsalah abde being captured alive and what he can effectively give in terms of embedded cells, especially there in brussels. mike, stand by for me. we'll go to laura haim, laura being the white house correspondent for canal plus. laura, let's talk about what expectation we'll hear from the foreign leaders, thos
since 2014 we've had the tunisia massacre, we've had paris attacks twice, a plethora of bombings inside baghdad by the islamic state. so since the u.s. -- >> the isis-inspired attack that happened in san bernardino. >> and that's all happened whilst u.s. air strikes have been going on so yes you need to degrade the capability but you have to understand that recruit system a huge piece of this. as we know there europe, the immigration channels, the fact that weapons have literally...
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the isis presence in tunisia. i've been deeply involved in the counterterrorism social media initiatives against isis throughout north africa. in the sinai, in yemen. remember, yemen has been the major base of operation for developing bombs, shoe bombs and other sophisticated bombs for isis as well. i bet if this was a bomb there's a trail to yemen. >> thank you to hardin lang and ambassador marc ginsburg. appreciate your time tonight. but still ahead, two months after a massive manhunt to find who killed a police officer in illinois, a stunning revelation today. that officer's death is now ruled a suicide. we'll have the latest. plus marco rubio surging in the polls but his rivals have a plan to take him down. we'll tell you what it is coming up. (vo) what does the world run on? it runs on optimism. it's what sparks ideas. moves the world forward. invest with those who see the world as unstoppable. who have the curiosity to look beyond the expected and the conviction to be in it for the long term. oppenheimerfund
the isis presence in tunisia. i've been deeply involved in the counterterrorism social media initiatives against isis throughout north africa. in the sinai, in yemen. remember, yemen has been the major base of operation for developing bombs, shoe bombs and other sophisticated bombs for isis as well. i bet if this was a bomb there's a trail to yemen. >> thank you to hardin lang and ambassador marc ginsburg. appreciate your time tonight. but still ahead, two months after a massive manhunt...
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sleeper cells trained in libya by iies who apparently made their way into tunisia a perfect illustration. same situation in yemen where actually our security servers, agents, have now had to leave and isis is now almost commenting with the al qaeda front to fight the houthi rebels. while they're losing on the battlefield in iraq against the iraqi-ironen forces outside of t tikrit, they are gaining more territory which is the number one target we have to try to avoid. >> yemen seems like a particularly difficult situation now. what's your take? saudi arabia has been dealing with yemen for a long time. they've been dealing with terrorist groups in the border right inside of saudi arabia but it's getting worse. >>> it's getting much worse. yemen is falling into a pretty weak fragile state at this point, and isis is taking advantage of that. as we see, look the branch in yemen of al qaeda has fought the houthis heavily, isis is taking advantage, fighting aqap and isis says might as well jump into the action. indeed this morning claimed credit for killing 28 security forces in yemen and isis
sleeper cells trained in libya by iies who apparently made their way into tunisia a perfect illustration. same situation in yemen where actually our security servers, agents, have now had to leave and isis is now almost commenting with the al qaeda front to fight the houthi rebels. while they're losing on the battlefield in iraq against the iraqi-ironen forces outside of t tikrit, they are gaining more territory which is the number one target we have to try to avoid. >> yemen seems like a...
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. >> with kuwait being in asia tunisia and the attack in france. three different attacks within hours of each other. we'll start with the french one because that's the one that began at 10:00 a.m. there was a decapitated body that was found. the suspect was under the watch of french intelligence for some time but had fallen off their radar and had known ties to radical islam. he hung a flag actually with some islamic writings on the wall. the attack that happened in kuwait city two hours after the initial attack a suicide bomber entered a mosque and killed scores of people. this was a significant attack. isis claimed responsibility for that attack. and the most spectacular attack that happened yesterday ehappened in the resort town in tunisia. three hours after the first attack. a gunman disguised as a tourist appeared from the beach with a machine gun. he began spraying a lot of tourists mpt tourists. 37 people killed. isis is now also claiming responsibility for that attack. they have released what is believed to be a picture of the gunman. when
. >> with kuwait being in asia tunisia and the attack in france. three different attacks within hours of each other. we'll start with the french one because that's the one that began at 10:00 a.m. there was a decapitated body that was found. the suspect was under the watch of french intelligence for some time but had fallen off their radar and had known ties to radical islam. he hung a flag actually with some islamic writings on the wall. the attack that happened in kuwait city two hours...
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we also have to remember that at that time the revolution had started in tunisia and it had jumped to egypt and so it seemed to me that if you have a choice between not allowing people to be mowed down in the streets, you do that. now the link i see with other places is once you intervene, probably the intervention is always easy, it is the aftermath. >> that's what we learned. >> and i think the question that i haven't had a satisfactory answer to is how is it that with all the worries over the weapons from gadhafi's arsenal flowing out, no one saw all these fighters, at least officially, we didn't see the fighters, we didn't know who they were and they went all the way into mali. when mali shares no border with libya. >> let's walk through the causal connection. there's a few things here. there's a lot of arms that flowed out in the aftermath, right? >> yes. >> so those arms have sort of gone out into north africa. that's part of the problem. there's a cadre of fighters that colonel gadhafi had hired as mercenaries and when gadhafi was being routed they fled out to the north of mali
we also have to remember that at that time the revolution had started in tunisia and it had jumped to egypt and so it seemed to me that if you have a choice between not allowing people to be mowed down in the streets, you do that. now the link i see with other places is once you intervene, probably the intervention is always easy, it is the aftermath. >> that's what we learned. >> and i think the question that i haven't had a satisfactory answer to is how is it that with all the...
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and tunisia turned out one way, and libya and egypt, it was a lot more complicated. you have the situation in yemen. so i think this is a president whose caution on matters of foreign policy has remained pretty much steady throughout his presidency, and who is very confident. this is a president who refused the idea of being a lame duck, and was incredibly confident in his own judgment and policies. >> that says, he's also conscious that he needs congress to get things done. he was asked about guantanamo bay and the promise to close guantanamo bay. this is what he said. >> i'm not going to be forward-leaning on what i can do without congress, before i've tested what i can do with congress. every once in a while, they'll surprise you. >> and there's so much talk about terrorism in the last few weeks and that links to quant y guantanamo, of course. do you think in 2016, we'll still be talking mostly about terrorism? >> it depends. the economy is the main factor in an election, particularly a re-election. this is a jump-ball election, which is a different dynamic. but o
and tunisia turned out one way, and libya and egypt, it was a lot more complicated. you have the situation in yemen. so i think this is a president whose caution on matters of foreign policy has remained pretty much steady throughout his presidency, and who is very confident. this is a president who refused the idea of being a lame duck, and was incredibly confident in his own judgment and policies. >> that says, he's also conscious that he needs congress to get things done. he was asked...
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we saw what happened in tunisia, france kuwait ottawa. it doesn't always take a mass casualty to be effective. it's the psychological component. an individual in north carolina was arrested in a shopping mall carrying an assault rifle. it takes one person with a weapon and this notion of going on a jihad to inflict damage. >> thank you so much. always appreciate your insight, sir. >> thank you. >>> the presidential candidates are getting ready to shake a lot of hands in fourth of july parades and whatnot. hillary clinton expected to march in one july 4th parade. today she's at a grass roots event at dartmouth university. kristen is traveling with the former secretary of state. how important is this weekend for hillary clinton? >> reporter: it is important. it's a bit of a rite of passage. they come here on the fourth of july weekend to try to court new hampshire's famously independent voters. hillary clinton will be here kicking things off with an organizing event here. polls show she has a strong lead in new hampshire. she's getting a ro
we saw what happened in tunisia, france kuwait ottawa. it doesn't always take a mass casualty to be effective. it's the psychological component. an individual in north carolina was arrested in a shopping mall carrying an assault rifle. it takes one person with a weapon and this notion of going on a jihad to inflict damage. >> thank you so much. always appreciate your insight, sir. >> thank you. >>> the presidential candidates are getting ready to shake a lot of hands in...
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tunisia itself has been the subject of several terrorist attacks including another significant one on tours back in earlier this year when they attacked a national museum. this one as you mentioned though targeting a very popular tourist hotel. most of those that have been killed include british nationals as well as other europeans, belgian, and perhaps even germans. news very troubling for this fragile democracy, the only one left from the arab spring alex. >> to say the least, very troubling. thank you for? up that update. >>> from there to france where authorities raised the security level to the highest level after a deadly attack on an american-owned factory. a car crash eded. that caused an explosion, it also wounded two people. now, a severed head was found hanging on a post at the factory's entrance and the victim's body was found elsewhere on the grounds. officials say the suspect is now in custody and has been identify but police are still trying to determine if there was accomplices. french president francois hollande there was this was no doubt a terrorist attack. >>> from
tunisia itself has been the subject of several terrorist attacks including another significant one on tours back in earlier this year when they attacked a national museum. this one as you mentioned though targeting a very popular tourist hotel. most of those that have been killed include british nationals as well as other europeans, belgian, and perhaps even germans. news very troubling for this fragile democracy, the only one left from the arab spring alex. >> to say the least, very...
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since that started in the summer of 2014 we have had the paris attacks, the tunisia massacre, a plethora of islamic state bombings in beirut, likewise with baghdad. what i would ask is that while there are tactical wins we are seeing not just in ramadi but in sinjar and we have seen elements within syria where they are degrading the islamic state, the question i would ask is how is that affecting the ability of the islamic state to degrade -- or degrading their ability to prosecute domestic attacks? i think this is the thing we need to work on at the moment, is yes, there are tactical wins going on in ramadi, sinjar and across syria but what does that mean in terms of long term effect? in the last year, foreign fighters coming into syria have doubled. >> are you speaking mostly of what is the effect maybe symbolically, psychologically, to the islamic state, to isis? because we know short after we saw this video coming out, it was essentially to kind of beef up the morale of isis fighters as well. is that what we are needing to see as far as more than just air strikes and more than just t
since that started in the summer of 2014 we have had the paris attacks, the tunisia massacre, a plethora of islamic state bombings in beirut, likewise with baghdad. what i would ask is that while there are tactical wins we are seeing not just in ramadi but in sinjar and we have seen elements within syria where they are degrading the islamic state, the question i would ask is how is that affecting the ability of the islamic state to degrade -- or degrading their ability to prosecute domestic...
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we binge with this breaking news out northern african fashion of tunisia. at least 27 people have been killed in a stunning attack at a tourist beach resort there. nbc news's foreign correspondent joins me here at 30 rock with the latest on this. i say fluid. we've gotten one death count but it could go up. >> the death toll was climbing. details are still emerging. nbc news reached an eyewitness who described the gunman approaching the tourists on the beach. opening fire before the attackers then continued on into the resort. as we were saying, the minister of interior in tunisia says at least 27 people were killed. one gunman appears to have been killed. there have been pictures of the attack and aftermath making their way around socia
we binge with this breaking news out northern african fashion of tunisia. at least 27 people have been killed in a stunning attack at a tourist beach resort there. nbc news's foreign correspondent joins me here at 30 rock with the latest on this. i say fluid. we've gotten one death count but it could go up. >> the death toll was climbing. details are still emerging. nbc news reached an eyewitness who described the gunman approaching the tourists on the beach. opening fire before the...
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long night for tunisia. 110-63 was the final. they actually -- team usa led by 13 at halftime and turned it on. they move on to play nigeria on thursday. women's soccer at old trafford. home of man united. >> wow. this was big. >> won 1-0 over north korea. they scored that goal in the first half. a couple off the post and dominated the game and came away with a 1-0 win. they move on to the medal round. now they get new zealand on friday. and an incredible moment in badminton. remarkable. we can only show you the still photographs unfortunately. a couple of teams, china and south korea charged with trying to throw their matches. if you watch the video, they're hitting on purpose in to the net. time after time. hitting it out of bounds on purpose. they were trying to avoid the dominant chinese duo in doubles play so that they didn't have to face them before the gold medal game. committee came out, warned them. the referees and judges said if this continues we'll disqualify both teams from the games. they didn't care. they hit it in
long night for tunisia. 110-63 was the final. they actually -- team usa led by 13 at halftime and turned it on. they move on to play nigeria on thursday. women's soccer at old trafford. home of man united. >> wow. this was big. >> won 1-0 over north korea. they scored that goal in the first half. a couple off the post and dominated the game and came away with a 1-0 win. they move on to the medal round. now they get new zealand on friday. and an incredible moment in badminton....
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. >>> in tunisia the u.s. and 60 other nations are meeting right now. they want a cease-fire and they're asking the united nations to start planning forra i future peacekeeping mission. >>> let's go to strategy talk now. a new poll suggesting the gop of 2012 may do nothing, but hurt the republican winner. in fact, the biggest benefactor of the gop primary may be the president himself with the latest poll showing him beating all four republican candidates. joining me now is jen socky, former deputy communications director for president obama and senior vice president at global strategy group and brett o'donnell, former with michele bachmann's presidential campaign and most recently debate adviser for mitt romney. thank you for joining me. >> good morning, alex or good afternoon. >> just a little bit in the afternoon here. let's talk about kathleen parker who has this column in "the washington post" who says rick santorum is president obama's dream candidate and stands no chance against candidate obama. who does the white house want to run against? >> wel
. >>> in tunisia the u.s. and 60 other nations are meeting right now. they want a cease-fire and they're asking the united nations to start planning forra i future peacekeeping mission. >>> let's go to strategy talk now. a new poll suggesting the gop of 2012 may do nothing, but hurt the republican winner. in fact, the biggest benefactor of the gop primary may be the president himself with the latest poll showing him beating all four republican candidates. joining me now is jen...
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they invited leaders of tunisia and nigeria and as you mentioned iraqi prime minister who is basically coming here hat in hand saying i need help to fight isis. i need more help. there is an interesting dynamic here. it is the first fim that a president and the prime minister will see each other face-to-face since the iraqi forces lack the will to fight and something you know that iraq pushes back hard against. the white house says they're not going to be anything -- there isn't anything done here. no promises made to iraq. david cameron of the uk said that they're going to send 125 new trainers for the iraqi forces. so let's keep an eye on that. they're also talking climate change. angela merkel very heavily behind this. there is a big summit in paris at the end of the year. she wants a communique to say what the countries are willing to do. this is the last time they'll see each other face-to-face before the end of the month. that is the deadline for the iran nuclear deal. so they're talking about that as well. but for me i think one of the things ich watching very closely after we s
they invited leaders of tunisia and nigeria and as you mentioned iraqi prime minister who is basically coming here hat in hand saying i need help to fight isis. i need more help. there is an interesting dynamic here. it is the first fim that a president and the prime minister will see each other face-to-face since the iraqi forces lack the will to fight and something you know that iraq pushes back hard against. the white house says they're not going to be anything -- there isn't anything done...
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tunisia's government released this video of the gunmen responsible for wednesday's attack at a museum. the video has been edited in some fashion. at least 23 people died in the attack. the gunmen were eventually cooled in a shootout with security forces. isis claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> still ahead a beloved candymaker could be shedding its shell soon. ever since darryl's wife started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. (sniff) uh honey isn't that the dog's towel? (dog noise) hey, mi towel, su towel. more gain scent, plus oxi boost and febreze for 3 big things in one gain fling. it's our best gain ever! ♪ edith piaf "no regrets" plays throughout♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ oh yea, that's coming down let's get some rocks, man. health can change in a minute. so cvs health is changing healthcare. making it more accessible and affordable with walk-in medical care, no appointments needed and most insurance accepted. minuteclinic. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. so i got on the plane and thoug
tunisia's government released this video of the gunmen responsible for wednesday's attack at a museum. the video has been edited in some fashion. at least 23 people died in the attack. the gunmen were eventually cooled in a shootout with security forces. isis claimed responsibility for that attack. >>> still ahead a beloved candymaker could be shedding its shell soon. ever since darryl's wife started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. (sniff) uh honey isn't...
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here is secretary kerry speaking in tunisia. >> we're still assessing the results of this strike but the terrorists associated with daesh need to know this. your days are numbered. and you will be defeated. >> nbc's keir simmons is live in london. what can you tell us? >> jose, this is a real blow to isis and a measure of how difficult it was, as you can imagine, that it has taken a year for them to get to this point at the least. at the moment, there is no definitive proof yet that jihadi john was killed, according to one u.s. official. and another says he was not targeted out of revenge but to demonstrate to isis that there is accountability. his voices infamous. holding a knife in horrific hostage videos. jihadi john, also known as mohammad emwazi. a senior u.s. official confirmed the strike on twitter reporting the death of jihadi john in a drone strike. his high-profile victims include james foley and steven soklof. american aide worker was another victim. kuwait bomb mohammad emwazi turned gang member seen here wearing a pittsburgh pirates cap. the team called that sickening. f
here is secretary kerry speaking in tunisia. >> we're still assessing the results of this strike but the terrorists associated with daesh need to know this. your days are numbered. and you will be defeated. >> nbc's keir simmons is live in london. what can you tell us? >> jose, this is a real blow to isis and a measure of how difficult it was, as you can imagine, that it has taken a year for them to get to this point at the least. at the moment, there is no definitive proof...
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what has happened with a war weariness in the united states and as you just touched on, elaborate, tunisia and not able to properly predict what is going to happen do you think that has an impact how the administration looks at this even know the humanitarian aid which is much more broadly supported even that is complicated in a conversation like this? do you think the inability to see where it's headed is part of what has slowed down more aggressive u.s. involvement? >> i think it's a whole host of things. the production of the weapons system in libya was alive and well before we decided to take action there. the problem was we had no plan after. this is trying to get ahead of this problem. again, this is not -- this isn't a republican issue. this is republicans and democrats and both chambers have come up and said this is getting dangerous and getting spiraling out of control for a small and effective effort now and helping coordinate our arab league partner so they can be effective. we save big and ugly later. this is the lesson we should have learned you can't just hope for a good outc
what has happened with a war weariness in the united states and as you just touched on, elaborate, tunisia and not able to properly predict what is going to happen do you think that has an impact how the administration looks at this even know the humanitarian aid which is much more broadly supported even that is complicated in a conversation like this? do you think the inability to see where it's headed is part of what has slowed down more aggressive u.s. involvement? >> i think it's a...
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less than two weeks ago, 38 people were killed at a beach resort in tunisia. isis claimed credit for the attack, along with an attack the same day in kuwait. in new york city saturday families visiting with young children said they were focused on enjoying the holiday. >> once anyway lifetime opportunity. i've never been here before. i want to take in what i can. >> are you glad you're here with your family today on independence day? >> yeah. >> yeah? >> yeah. >> what are you going to do next? what's next on the agenda? >> i think we're going to go eat. >> now officials said all along that americans should enjoy themselves this weekend, as they appear to have done. but as they say, if you see something, say something. and, dara law enforcement in the u.s. has begun to focus on people who may be inspired by isis propaganda preventing people from traveling overseas to iraq and syria in order to join isis. >> you mentioned in your report a study finding increasing number of americans being involved with isis. how many people are we talking about here? >> the stud
less than two weeks ago, 38 people were killed at a beach resort in tunisia. isis claimed credit for the attack, along with an attack the same day in kuwait. in new york city saturday families visiting with young children said they were focused on enjoying the holiday. >> once anyway lifetime opportunity. i've never been here before. i want to take in what i can. >> are you glad you're here with your family today on independence day? >> yeah. >> yeah? >> yeah....
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here is secretary kerry speaking in tunisia. >> we're still assessing the results of this strike but the terrorists associated with daesh need to know this. your days are numbered. and you will be defeated. >> nbc's keir simmons is live in london. what can you tell us? >> jose, this is a real blow to isis and a measure of how difficult it was, as you can imagine, that it has taken a year for them to get to this point at the least. at
here is secretary kerry speaking in tunisia. >> we're still assessing the results of this strike but the terrorists associated with daesh need to know this. your days are numbered. and you will be defeated. >> nbc's keir simmons is live in london. what can you tell us? >> jose, this is a real blow to isis and a measure of how difficult it was, as you can imagine, that it has taken a year for them to get to this point at the least. at
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remember they raised a black flag on the embassy in tunisia. you had -- in fact, one of the reason they didn't send all six special ops they say at the time was they didn't want tripoli unguarded at all. that was the u.s. embassy and considering what is happening to the embassies in the region at the time a thought laets dispatch two guys to ben ghazi for that. >> as we go to break and move past this. it's on the daily beast right now. as we do go to break, chuck, it is important to remind people we are not brushing aside any allegations. the state department has already been hammered and hillary clinton has testified. >> and there is more coming. >> and there should be more coming because the fact is hillary clinton and the state department did not heed the concerns of a u.s. ambassador who ended up dead. that does warrant investigation. >> everybody there wants answers. >> this will be bigger than watergate and iran/contra, i don't know. let's wait and see. >> chuck todd, thank you. see you later this morning on "the daily rundown." tina brow
remember they raised a black flag on the embassy in tunisia. you had -- in fact, one of the reason they didn't send all six special ops they say at the time was they didn't want tripoli unguarded at all. that was the u.s. embassy and considering what is happening to the embassies in the region at the time a thought laets dispatch two guys to ben ghazi for that. >> as we go to break and move past this. it's on the daily beast right now. as we do go to break, chuck, it is important to...
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because what's happening in syria is in many ways related to what's happening in egypt, in libya, tunisia and elsewhere. we can't look at it simply as an isolated case. egypt at the moment is in a terrible bind. the regime is sweeping up arrests. trying people in very rapid trials. that we have to have a plan for how to foster the democratic spirit that was born 2 1/2 years ago. i have a feeling that's where we're really limited. >> harold ford is here. dr. brie skzezinskbrzezinski, h question. >> your foiirst point, global opinion. the brits have decided not to join us. what impact does that have short term, long term? it's been contemplated this morning what might be the reaction of the syrians to limited or broader air strike or military strike. whatever composition is might take from us. whenever it might happen. >> i don't think the strike is going to bring the war to an end. but the syrians i think are going to be restrained insofar as chemical weapons are used. assuming that our strike within a week or so is going to be effective. i suspect it will be effective. i think we're going
because what's happening in syria is in many ways related to what's happening in egypt, in libya, tunisia and elsewhere. we can't look at it simply as an isolated case. egypt at the moment is in a terrible bind. the regime is sweeping up arrests. trying people in very rapid trials. that we have to have a plan for how to foster the democratic spirit that was born 2 1/2 years ago. i have a feeling that's where we're really limited. >> harold ford is here. dr. brie skzezinskbrzezinski, h...
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. >> adding to the jitters, the recent beach attack in tunisia linked toize isis. officials are on guard against lone wolf attacks. >> lone wolf is our worst nightmare. we have nothing to indicate we have any of that going on. >> the message to americans, enjoy the holiday, but be vigilant. while officials say while the threat from isis is new, the same old rules apply if you see something, say something. but they also stress this is a holiday, and people should also just focus on having fun. back to you. >> sounds like a good plan. thank you so much kristin. >>> this morning, we're keeping an eye on the terror threat here and abroad. state department spokesperson john kirby telling reporters yesterday a security alert sent to state department out posts overseas is routine and not the result of any specific threat. there's been an increase of isis attacks outside syria and iraq during ramadan. joining me now is msnbc contributor and editor at large at the atlantic. good morning to you, steve. we know there have been 24 isis plotted foiled this year by officials. >>
. >> adding to the jitters, the recent beach attack in tunisia linked toize isis. officials are on guard against lone wolf attacks. >> lone wolf is our worst nightmare. we have nothing to indicate we have any of that going on. >> the message to americans, enjoy the holiday, but be vigilant. while officials say while the threat from isis is new, the same old rules apply if you see something, say something. but they also stress this is a holiday, and people should also just...